Chicago livid on Wiz hit, non-call

If the Chicago Blackhawks make it to the Stanley Cup Finals, as many project, they can look back at the past 48 hours as perhaps the most difficult point of the season.

After losing defenseman Brian Campbell for 7-8 weeks because of a hit Sunday by Alex Ovechkin, Chicago watched fellow top-four defenseman Brent Seabrook crushed by a controversial hit in the second period of a 4-2 loss to the Ducks on Wednesday.

"You hit a guy without the puck, you can kill a guy," Quenneville said. "It's the most dangerous hit in the history of the game. And he tried to hurt him. If that's not intent, that's as bad a hit that you can ever have in the game."

Seabrook had just hit Ducks winger Corey Perry against the end boards before Wisniewski left his feet and delivered a high hit against the glass on Seabrook, who appeared to be knocked unconscious briefly as he fell like a dummy to the ice.

Seabrook, a member of Canada's gold medal Olympic team, left the game with an upper body injury and did not return. Asked how Seabrook was after the game, Quenneville said, "We'll see."

Wisniewski, who received a charging penalty, didn't think the NHL would take any disciplinary action.

"I wouldn't think so," Wisniewski said. "I hope not. I didn't do anything wrong. The result of what happened isn't good because of what happened with him. But there wasn't anything wrong that I did."

Boynton was playing in his first game with Chicago after he was recalled because of the Campbell incident. He was traded from the Ducks to Chicago earlier this month and ended up trying to mete out justice by fighting former teammate Wisniewski at the end of the game.

"He got a good shot in on one of our best players," Boynton said. "You got to make up for it somewhere, I guess."

Wisniewski is a former Blackhawk, and at least one Chicago player was surprised by the play.

"That's not really his game, that's not the type of guy he is," winger Dustin Byfuglien said. "But emotions are high and the game's on the line."

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